Claudia Maia Editor-in-Chief Deco Proteste

Editorial Director at Deco Proteste since 2015, Cláudia Maia is responsible for the magazines Proteste, Dinheiro & Direitos, Teste Saúde and Proteste Investe. For over 25 years, her journalistic activity has been in ​​consumer protection, following an internship in national and local newspapers, such as Jornal de Notícias and Diário de Aveiro.

Cláudia has been on the board of the Portuguese Publishers Association, the largest press business association in Portugal, since 2016, in which she has served as vice-chairwoman since 2019. In 2022, she also became a board member of the Professional Journalist License Commission, as a representative of that sector.

She has a degree in Social Communication from University of Beira Interior.

Daniel Heffernan Vice President & Chief Product Manager AdvantageCS

Daniel Heffernan is Vice President and Chief Product Manager at AdvantageCS – an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company serving publishers, membership associations, box subscription providers, and service organizations with subscription management, order to cash, and membership solutions. Daniel is responsible for sales, marketing, product direction, and business development at this 80-person software and services company. 

His career, spanning 4 decades, has included roles in sales, marketing, operations, project management, business development, client services, and, a long time ago, computer programming. Daniel holds a B. Science degree in Computer Science from The University of Michigan. He has spent 10 years of his career living outside the US: in Nicaragua and the United Kingdom. He and his wife have lived in Southeast Michigan for the past 16 years.